After a terrible accident, part of the streets in Manhattan will be pedestrian
'27.06.2022'
Nadezhda Verbitskaya
Part of Broadway in Manhattan will become a car-free zone. The decision was made after a taxi hit a cyclist and ran over a curb, crashing into a group of people on a busy sidewalk. NBC New York.
Mayor Eric Adams announced plans to make changes to the downtown area. This includes restricting most vehicles from 8:00 a.m. to 23:00 p.m. on the portion of Broadway stretching from West 29th Street, where the accident occurred, to West 27th Street.
According to police, two women were trapped under an SUV taxi on Monday afternoon. It happened after the 60-year-old driver tried to make a left turn on Broadway around 13:00 p.m. But he hit a cyclist moving south.
Law enforcement sources said the cyclist ran a red light on Broadway and collided with a taxi as it was turning.
The cyclist was thrown onto the road by the impact and the taxi dragged him briefly before jumping over the curb. The accident injured six people, three of whom are in critical condition.
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Ordinary New Yorkers turned into extraordinary heroes to help save the victims. A crowd of onlookers tried to pull the car.
Two women, aged 32 and 48, were taken to the hospital in critical condition with serious leg injuries. All four injured pedestrians are tourists, two from Mexico and two from Ohio.
A bicycle delivery worker, who asked not to be named, was among those who rushed over to help pull the car away.
“When I looked into her eyes, I felt like I was in a war or something,” he said. “It’s not normal, that’s why I didn’t sleep last night.”
The taxi driver was taken to the hospital for treatment for neck and back pain. A 50-year-old cyclist was sent to the hospital for treatment of an injury to his right hand.
The number of deaths due to traffic accidents in the city has increased since the pandemic. And Mayor Adams was faced with the need to find a solution.
Adams promised to redesign 1000 intersections and increase police traffic control.
The traffic changes on the Broadway section will take effect by the end of June. The mayor also unveiled plans to expand and redevelop pedestrian space in the same area.
